Browse 36 OpenLearn articles contributed by Philip Seargeant

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  How Brexit Is Giving Rise To A New Wave Of Language Wars

  By Philip Seargeant

  Language is political, as Brexit and Trump demonstrate

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  Article

  5 mins

  Level: 1 Introductory

  Updated on:

  04 Aug 2017

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  Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate

  By Philip Seargeant

  How does our choice of words influence the path of debate?

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  Article

  5 mins

  Level: 1 Introductory

  Updated on:

  28 Jul 2017

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  What can emoji teach us about human civilization?

  By Philip Seargeant

  Is emoji another example of the dumbing-down of our language and culture or is there a more educational purpose to the little pictures used to communicate?

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  Article

  15 mins

  Level: 1 Introductory

  Updated on:

  18 Jul 2017

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  What effect is social media having on the way we mourn global tragedies?

  By Philip Seargeant, Korina Giaxoglou

  Is the outpouring of grief we see on social media after a terrorist attack or the death of a prominent figure a sincere expression of emotion, or more to do with self-promotion?

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  Article

  10 mins

  Level: 1 Introductory

  Updated on:

  28 Mar 2017

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  What do literary agents do?

  By Johnny Geller, Philip Seargeant

  Johnny Gellar explains what it is that literary agents do to earn their money - and help their authors earn theirs!

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  Audio

  10 mins

  Level: 1 Introductory

  Updated on:

  28 Feb 2017

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  Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook

  By Philip Seargeant, Caroline Tagg

  Who's to blame for the rapid spread of fake news in social media site Facebook?

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  Article

  10 mins

  Level: 1 Introductory

  Updated on:

  04 Jan 2017